S. 217 (111th): A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic trails, and for other purposes.

Mr. Hatch introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources

A BILL

To amend the National Trails System Act to require the
Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and suitability studies of
four national historic trails, and for other purposes.

1.

Revision of feasibility and
suitability studies of existing national historic trails

Section 5 of the National Trails System Act
(16 U.S.C. 1244) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(g)

Revision of
Feasibility and Suitability Studies of Existing National Historic
Trails

(1)

Definitions

In
this subsection:

(A)

Route

The
term route includes a trail segment commonly known as a
cutoff.

(B)

Shared
route

The term shared route means a route that was a
segment of more than one historic trail, including a route shared with an
existing national historic trail.

(2)

Requirements
for revision

(A)

In
general

The Secretary of the Interior shall revise the
feasibility and suitability studies for certain national trails for
consideration of possible additions to the trails.

(B)

Study
requirements and objectives

The study requirements and objectives
specified in subsection (b) shall apply to a study required by this
subsection.

(C)

Completion and
submission of study

A study listed in this subsection shall be
completed and submitted to Congress not later than 3 complete fiscal years from
the date funds are made available for the study.

(3)

Oregon National
Historic Trail

(A)

Study
required

The Secretary of the Interior shall undertake a study of
the routes of the Oregon Trail listed in subparagraph (B) and generally
depicted on the map entitled Western Emigrant Trails 1830/1870
and dated 1991/1993, and of such other routes of the Oregon Trail that the
Secretary considers appropriate, to determine the feasibility and suitability
of designation of one or more of the routes as components of the Oregon
National Historic Trail.

(B)

Covered
routes

The routes to be studied under subparagraph (A) shall
include the following:

(i)

Whitman Mission
route.

(ii)

Upper Columbia
River.

(iii)

Cowlitz River
route.

(iv)

Meek
cutoff.

(v)

Free Emigrant
Road.

(vi)

North Alternate
Oregon Trail.

(vii)

Goodale’s
cutoff.

(viii)

North Side
alternate route.

(ix)

Cutoff to Barlow
road.

(x)

Naches Pass
Trail.

(4)

Pony Express
National Historic Trail

The Secretary of the Interior shall
undertake a study of the approximately 20-mile southern alternative route of
the Pony Express Trail from Wathena, Kansas, to Troy, Kansas, and such other
routes of the Pony Express Trail that the Secretary considers appropriate, to
determine the feasibility and suitability of designation of one or more of the
routes as components of the Pony Express National Historic Trail.

(5)

California
National Historic Trail

(A)

Study
required

The Secretary of the Interior shall undertake a study of
the Missouri Valley, central, and western routes of the California Trail listed
in subparagraph (B) and generally depicted on the map entitled Western
Emigrant Trails 1830/1870 and dated 1991/1993, and of such other and
shared Missouri Valley, central, and western routes that the Secretary
considers appropriate, to determine the feasibility and suitability of
designation of one or more of the routes as components of the California
National Historic Trail.

(B)

Covered
routes

The routes to be studied under subparagraph (A) shall
include the following:

(i)

Missouri Valley
routes

(I)

Blue
Mills—Independence Road.

(II)

Westport Landing
Road.

(III)

Westport—Lawrence
Road.

(IV)

Fort
Leavenworth—Blue River route.

(V)

Road to
Amazonia.

(VI)

Union Ferry
Route.

(VII)

Old
Wyoming—Nebraska City cutoff.

(VIII)

Lower
Plattsmouth Route.

(IX)

Lower Bellevue
Route.

(X)

Woodbury
cutoff.

(XI)

Blue Ridge
cutoff.

(XII)

Westport
Road.

(XIII)

Gum
Springs—Fort Leavenworth route.

(XIV)

Atchison/Independence
Creek routes.

(XV)

Fort
Leavenworth—Kansas River route.

(XVI)

Nebraska City
cutoff routes.

(XVII)

Minersville—Nebraska
City Road.

(XVIII)

Upper
Plattsmouth route.

(XIX)

Upper Bellevue
route.

(ii)

Central
routes

(I)

Cherokee Trail,
including splits.

(II)

Weber Canyon
route of Hastings cutoff.

(III)

Bishop Creek
cutoff.

(IV)

McAuley
cutoff.

(V)

Diamond Springs
cutoff.

(VI)

Secret
Pass.

(VII)

Greenhorn
cutoff.

(VIII)

Central
Overland Trail.

(iii)

Western
routes

(I)

Bidwell—Bartleson
route.

(II)

Georgetown/Dagget
Pass Trail.

(III)

Big Trees
Road.

(IV)

Grizzly Flat
cutoff.

(V)

Nevada City
Road.

(VI)

Yreka
Trail.

(VII)

Henness Pass
route.

(VIII)

Johnson
cutoff.

(IX)

Luther Pass
Trail.

(X)

Volcano
Road.

(XI)

Sacramento—Coloma
Wagon Road.

(XII)

Burnett
cutoff.

(XIII)

Placer County
Road to Auburn.

(6)

Mormon Pioneer
National Historic Trail

(A)

Study
required

The Secretary of the Interior shall undertake a study of
the routes of the Mormon Pioneer Trail listed in subparagraph (B) and generally
depicted in the map entitled Western Emigrant Trails 1830/1870
and dated 1991/1993, and of such other routes of the Mormon Pioneer Trail that
the Secretary considers appropriate, to determine the feasibility and
suitability of designation of one or more of the routes as components of the
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail.

(B)

Covered
routes

The routes to be studied under subparagraph (A) shall
include the following:

The Secretary of the Interior shall undertake a study of
the shared routes of the California Trail and Oregon Trail listed in
subparagraph (B) and generally depicted on the map entitled Western
Emigrant Trails 1830/1870 and dated 1991/1993, and of such other shared
routes that the Secretary considers appropriate, to determine the feasibility
and suitability of designation of one or more of the routes as shared
components of the California National Historic Trail and the Oregon National
Historic Trail.

(B)

Covered
routes

The routes to be studied under subparagraph (A) shall
include the following: